Posts Tagged: seminars

2012: Summer of seminars

 The summer of 2012 has seen a number of groups hold seminars at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. Children from the summer program of the First Chinese Presbyterian Church of New York City learned about child soldiers and made red hands Young people from the House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul,… Read more »

Why are the hands red?

“Why are the hands red?” The children’s summer program from the First Chinese Presbyterian Church of New York City had come to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations to learn about child soldiers and to participate in the Red Hand Campaign. Due to the size of the group – 74 children and 12 counselors,… Read more »

Building bridges

by Johnstuart Winchell The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations hosted a seminar on 31 July intended to build bridges of understanding and awareness. Attending were young people from The House of Hope Presbyterian Church of St. Paul, Minnesota as well as young Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis brought together by Givat Haviva, an Israeli… Read more »

Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations Year in Review ~ 2011

In 2011, your gifts to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations helped Presbyterians advocate for peace and justice in the name of Jesus Christ, based on policies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assemblies, to the United Nations. The ministry participated in working groups on the following issues: Food and Hunger The Security Council… Read more »

A picture tells of our seminar ministries

Photo by Nellie Howard. This is one of my favorite recent pictures. It combines two important events that recently took place at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. It was taken during the seminar for the Presbyery of West Virginia and shows Ann Patterson of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston, WV. In the background… Read more »